Two Trimark Fund Buys for Large-Cap Growth

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Here are two funds offered by Trimark. We rate both as conservative. Both cut risk by investing in high-quality, large-capitalization stocks. Note that the two funds emphasize different areas of the economy: Trimark Canadian has 26.8% of its holdings in financial services; its next largest holding is in consumer discretionary (consumer companies sensitive to economic cycles such as autos, leisure, hotels, consumer retailing) at 16.5%. Trimark U.S. Companies’ largest allocation is in financial services at 19.5%, followed by health care at 17.6%. TRIMARK CANADIAN FUND $25.19 (CWA Rating: Conservative) (AIM Funds Management, 5140 Yonge Street, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario M2N 6X7. 1-800-631-7008; Website: www.aimfunds.ca. Buy or sell through brokers.) uses a bottom-up stock-picking style, focusing on fundamentals like earnings, cash flow and low debt. The $1.2 billion fund’s 10 largest holdings are TD Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Power Corp., Royal Bank, Alimentation Couche-Tarde, Toromont Industries, Loblaw, Molex Inc., Willis Group Holdings and Manulife Financial. Trimark Canadian made 8.2% annually over the last…